by Karlo Broussard | Sep 19, 2023 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Stock Protestant objections to the practice of invoking the saints to pray for us have been around for quite some time: “Jesus is the one mediator,” “we shouldn’t communicate with the dead,” “the dead can’t hear us,” etc. And a plethora of successful responses have...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 15, 2023 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Is Christianity a religion full of contradictions? This Muslim fellow on TikTok thinks so. He thinks that, in professing Jesus to be God, we thereby affirm and deny at the same time certain attributes of God. For example, he argues, “If you say God became man, you...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 14, 2023 | Audio, Podcast, Sunday Catholic Word
Episode 43: Year A – 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on one apologetical topic. We will be focusing on our duty to forgive offenses committed against us. Audio...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Sacraments
The doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist entails the idea that what is substantially there—the body and blood of Jesus—is not what our senses perceive, i.e., bread and wine. But isn’t that deception? Giving us a sacrament that deceives our senses...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 7, 2023 | Audio, Podcast, Sunday Catholic Word
Episode 42: Year A – 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time In this episode of the Sunday Catholic Word, we focus on two details that are relevant for doing apologetics. One is found in the second reading, which is taken from Romans 13:8-10. The relevant topic is capital...
